Send a birthday greeting to grandma, let your parents know you'll be home late or even text your sweetheart goodnight easily and discreetly. You can now send a text message to people who aren't connected to a mobile phone. With Text to home phone, the text messages you send to a landline will be automatically converted to a voice message for the recipient to pick up.
How it works
- Write your text message exactly the same way you would write a text message to be sent to a mobile phone (maximum 160 characters).
- Enter the recipient's 10-digit landline number (with area code).
- Press Send.
- The recipient's phone will ring and when it's answered, your text message will automatically be read (and your song will be played if you added one). At the end of the message, the recipient will be given the option of replying to the message by recording a voice message.
- You'll then receive a text message telling you that you've received a reply. To listen to it, call the toll-free number that appears in the text message.
Questions? Consult our Text to home phone FAQ for more info.
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How to send a song
Add music to your Text to home phone messages or simply send a song and make someone smile.
- To add music to your message, in the body of the text, add the song reference between two exclamation points (!).
Example: Happy Valentine's Day Chantal. !love! Love, Peter.
- Follow the instructions on How it works.
Here is a selection of songs you can send along with your message:
Text to home phone
| Occasion |
Song name |
Song reference |
| Birthday |
It's Your Birthday Today |
!bday! |
| Christmas |
We wish you a Merry Christmas |
!christmas! |
| Good night |
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star |
!twinkle! |
| Love |
Music-Love song |
!love! |
| New Year's |
Auld Lang Syne |
!Newyear! |
| Party |
Hip Hop Happy |
!50s! |
| Party |
Happy 60's |
!60s! |
| Party |
We're Gonna Party |
!party! |
| Party |
Dancin' Nights |
!disco! |
To get a list of song titles and references when you are on the go, send a free text message to 465645 with the word !song!.
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How much it costs
- Each text to home phone message costs the price of one text message (15¢ per text message or less if you subscribe to a text message add-on), plus a 25¢ premium text message charge.
- If you're a new Fido customer, the first 25¢ premium text message charge is covered as part of a one-time bonus offer.
- Airtime charges apply when you call the toll-free number to listen to your reply messages.
- There is no charge to the recipient for receiving or replying to your messages.
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Questions? Consult our Text to home phone FAQ.
Terms & Conditions
Taxes and other charges are not included. If the recipient has not answered after our three attempts to reach them, or if the number you entered is not valid or is a fax number, you'll be charged 15¢ for the text message (or less if you subscribe to a Text Messaging add-on).
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